Overwhelmed

[Girlwpuro]

I just feel overwhelmed with the intrusive thoughts. Need encouragement today please. I have been blessed with a beautiful family. Some days, like today I feel like a monster. 3rd week on my ssri. I'm praying for relief... please pray for me.

[LuvSun]

💪

[ChristianWolff]

Hang in there G. The dark will give way to the light, it always does. Your family is the backbone of your strength. Love and Prayers.

[Selesnya]

Remember that your thoughts are not facts and that they don't reflect who you are. You have the choice to say to OCD that you are not going to engage with the thoughts just because they come up.

You can do it!

Try to set some goals to work on. When the intrusive thoughts come, say "Thanks for the warning OCD, but I'm not going to pay attention to you." Then have some compassion for yourself and refocus on what you want to be doing. This is a hard process. Talk to yourself like you would comfort a younger sibling or cousin. You deserve to be kind and accepting of yourself and the struggle that you are going through.

[MyOCD123]

What you are feeling, although terribly unfair, is a normal part of having OCD. If I had a dollar for each time OCD made me out to be a monster I would be a millionaire! I am glad that in the midst of all the darkness you are able to still recognize that you do indeed have many blessings and I pray that you start to feel better soon. SSRIs can take about a month or so to really take action in the brain and I hope that you are able to see results soon. Medication has helped me tremendously and is a great weapon against OCD. This disorder is extremely ego dystonic and the opposite of who you really are. Hold tight to your faith and know that better times will come. I have been where you have been and have rose above each time. It is possible and we can choose how we respond to these negative thoughts. You got this!

[Girlwpuro]

Thank you so much.